Just to let you know, i have posted this same question and all people will say is to never "test" perl on a host because you might crash the server. What is recommended is to setup perl and the proper stuff on your own computer and test it there. So when your computer crashes all you have to do is restart and you are ready to go.

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BTW if you dont know how to setup perl there are tons of documentations on it here. Go to http:// www.activestate.com to download perl if you dont have it already.